Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29806, Elisha Freeman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Freeman, Elisha
S 29 806
CONTENTS

29806 Rev. INVALID.
Nov. 22-1902 Jackson W. Alward N.Y.C.G
File No. 29,806
Elisha Freeman
Dummerston Vt
Act: June 7 th 1897
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 144
[Arrangement of 1870.]

21 4 57 Massachusetts Elisha Freeman Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Messenger in the Corp. commanded by Captain Tole — of the Regt. commanded by Col Marshall in the Massetts line for 12 Term
Inscribed on the Roll of Massetts at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sep 1833 and unto J. H. South Plymouth
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33 $ 100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mo '34 20 $120
Revolutionary Claim, Apr. June 7, 1832. Co. Astoria
Recorded by Book 8 Vol. 2. Page 26 Clerk.

Elisha Freeman
205 92
Drummer 12 Months Capt Toby's Company Col Marshalls Regt Mass
Jacob H Lord Esq Plymouth Mass E. H. Lord Esq Greenfield Mass

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this sixth day of November 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at Middleborough within and for said County of Plymouth, Elisha Freeman a resident of Middleborough in said County of Plymouth, and Common- wealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. He hereby relinquish- es every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I was two campaigns a drummer in the Revolution- ary war; the first in the year 1775, as I think, & the second in the year 1776, as I think - The years are not perfectly recollected - but I feel pretty confident I have stated them right.
In the year 1775 - I enlisted as a drummer into the company commanded by Capt. Joshua Toby - it was the summer of that year - I enlisted for the term of six months, & marched at first to the town of Plym- outh, Massachusetts, & was there stationed for the defence of that town, near the fort, & continued there about three months, & then marched to the town of Scituate, county of Plymouth, fifteen or twenty miles from the town of Plymouth, & was stationed on the sea shore, at what has been since called, as I think, but will not

ve certain, (having not since seen the place) Nantucket Harbour; & there I served the remaining term of my enlistment, being six months in all, & was honorably discharged, but had no discharge in writing. Said Capt. Tolly lived in the town of Sandwich, in the County of Barnstable, Massachusetts, where I also lived at the time of my enlistment. I know of no man living who served with me at that time.
In the Spring of the year 1776, I enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt. Micah Hamblin, whose residence was in some town below Sandwich, on Cape Cod. — I enlisted for the service till the British Troops had left: we were stationed on "Long Island" in Boston Harbour, & there I served out the full term of my enlistment & was honorably discharged, but had no discharge in writing. The lieutenants in this last company were — Hasset & Ellis Ellis. I know of no man living who served with me that campaign. There may be persons living who served with me both campaigns. The companies were from Cape Cod, from towns far below Sandwich & I have not the means of ascertaining whether there be still any of the company alive or not.
I am known to many neighbours living within two or three miles of me. I am also known to Hon. William Wood, Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, to Dr. Thomas Southwick, to William S. Bddy, to Rev. William Eaton, my clergyman.
I have omitted to state that Stephen Field & John Swift were the lieutenants in the company of Capt. Tolly in which I served the first campaign. I believe all the officers are dead. I am now eighty two years of age, & was born in said town of Sandwich Sept. 9, 1750. I know of no record of my age except a paper written by my father which I have & which contains the record of my birth & that of my mother. I resided in Sandwich until nearly forty years ago when I removed to the town of Middleborough, where I have ever since resided. E. S. H. DEPOSITION Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid attest Jacob Howland Regt

We, William Eaton a clergyman, residing in the town of Middleborough and William S. Eddy residing in the town of Middleborough hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with Elisha Freeman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
William Eaton Mrs. Eddy
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Jacob H. Lord Reg.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Rev William Eaton who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Middleborough and that Mrs. Eddy Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court Attest Jacob H. Lord Reg.
I, Jacob H. Lord Regista of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha Freeman for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office, this Sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Jacob H. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 8 th 1833.
* hereby Certify. That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Elisha Freeman is borne on an Alamo Roll, of a Company raised & stationed at Plymouth, as a Drummer, under the Command of Captain Joshua Toby, from July 5 th 1775, where he served & was paid for Six months & Eleven Days, at the rate of Two Pounds 4 / 10 Month. m o . Days 6 " 11
Elisha Freeman's name is also borne on a Roll, as a Drummer, under Capt n Micah Hamlen, in Col o . Marshall's Reg t , & served at Long Island in Boston Harbour from Aug st 1 st to Nov r 1 st 1776. Three months, at 44/ 10 . 3 m o
He also served in the same Company as Drum r under the same Officer, for the Month of November, 1776. and was paid Two pounds four Shillings, for 1 m o . 10 : 11 Elisha Freeman Claims Two months more service under Capt n Hamlen, the Rolls for which are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs. Sec y